Scripted series · Disney+
The Artful Dodger
The Dodger is in.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Jack Dawkins
16 eps
David Thewlis
Norbert Fagin
16 eps
Maia Mitchell
Belle Fox
16 eps
Damon Herriman
Lucien Gaines
8 eps
Luke Bracey
Henry Boxer
8 eps
Vivienne Awosoga
Hetty Baggett
15 eps
Albert Latailakepa
Aputi Savea
15 eps
Aljin Abella
Flashbang Rivera
13 eps
Brigid Zengeni
Rotty Falkirk
12 eps
Tim Minchin
Darius Cracksworth
13 eps
Miranda Tapsell
Red Scrubbs
6 eps
Luke Carroll
Tim Billiberllary
14 eps
Kim Gyngell
Alistair McGregor
14 eps
Nicholas Burton
Rainsford Sneed
14 eps
Susie Porter
Jane Fox
14 eps
Jessica De Gouw
Peggy Gaines
4 eps
Andrea Demetriades
Marianne Cracksworth
1 eps
Justin Smith
Tinkler Duckett
3 eps
Tom Budge
Hon Mortimer Smales
4 eps
Akita Priston-Turner
Mrs Wellings
1 eps
Kevin MacIsaac
Angus Hootens
1 eps
Josh Price
Ebenezer Gulch
1 eps
Sofia Nolan
Milly Wince
1 eps
Alexandra Davies
Mrs Tinkler
1 eps
Trevor Jones
Sea Captain
1 eps
Mackenzie Fearnley
Hugh Champflower
1 eps
Jude Hyland
Charlie Salt
3 eps
Finn Treacy
Young Dodger
2 eps
Fayssal Bazzi
Captain Sebastian Grimm
1 eps
Huw Higginson
Father Cruikshanks
9 eps
Ezekiel Simat
Ned Monks
4 eps
Stephanie Begg
Mrs Brennan
1 eps
George Holahan-Cantwell
Nathaniel Brennan
1 eps
Fletcher Kennedy
Orphaned Waif
1 eps
Stephen Ryan
Edwin The Butler
4 eps
Alex Parker-Knowles
Young Dying Sailor
1 eps
Uwe Taugerbeck
Amputation Sailor
1 eps
Jacob Drew
Teenage Gatehouse Guard
1 eps
Robert Snars
Guard #1
1 eps
Fintan Smith
Guard #2
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Artful Dodger actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Artful Dodger reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
It's a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption, and love with a twist. Jack Dawkins is The Artful Dodger, whose pickpocketing fingers have become the skilled hands of a surgeon. He is torn between an impossible love and the criminal underworld he secretly craves. This will require Artfulness.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Untapped Potential
Jack attempts to save Belle but is betrayed and arrested by Gaines.
- Directed by Jeffrey Walker
- Written by James McNamara
S01E02
Blessings of St. Coccyx
Trying to steal 500 sovereigns, Dodger and Fagin witness Darius in a compromising position.
- Directed by Jeffrey Walker
- Written by Andrew Knight
S01E04
The Stitch Up
Fagin serves up Gaines' wife and Darius. Sneed attacks Dodger at the Governor's dinner.
- Directed by Corrie Chen
- Written by Vivienne Walshe
S01E07
Wet Lettuce
Fagin and Dodger attempt a risky heist in pursuit of gold. Belle reveals her secret to Jack.
- Directed by Jeffrey Walker
- Written by Dan Knight, Andrew Knight
S01E06
Bully in the Alley
Gaines plans to rid the colony of crime. Red is captured and must undergo emergency surgery.
- Directed by Gracie Otto
- Written by Vivienne Walshe, James McNamara
S01E03
Dead Men's Secrets
With Gaines planning their demise, the pressure is on Dodger and Fagin to find the missing money.
- Directed by Corrie Chen
- Written by James McNamara
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jo PorterExecutive Producer
- David MaherExecutive Producer
- Ross AllsopProducer
- David TaylorExecutive Producer
Writing
- Vivienne WalsheWriter
- Dan KnightWriter
- Andrew KnightWriter
- James McNamaraWriter
Direction
- Jeffrey WalkerDirector
- Gracie OttoDirector
- Corrie ChenDirector
Music
- Antony PartosOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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